Getting the Incentives Right
At the end of the day, compensation systems are intended to attract…
Fed corporate tax killing state competitiveness
One could sum up a report from the Tax Foundation as saying the…
Counterintuitive Healthcare Cost Data
It has been the conventional wisdom that small businesses are…
The Sage of Omaha on Executive Compensation
Today's Globe contains news of potential inquiries by Congressman…
From James Joyce to Grand Theft Auto
I've been reading David Boaz lately, so I'm in a bit of a Libertarian…
This is not a Freudian slip
The charming head of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO tells you exactly…
Forecast on foreclosures dismal. What to do?
More than 7,500 properties were foreclosed in MA in 2007. The…
Go to D.C, young man, for that is where fortunes are made.
Telling article on Forbes.com I just read this weekend listing…
Ouch from the Globe on state performance
The editorial page of today's Globe takes up a favorite theme…
Supply vs. Demand – and Demand is winning
The Boston Zoning Commission voted yesterday to approve the City…
Worse Than I Thought
Turns out I was wrong about the overall indebtedness of the Commonwealth,…
Blue Cross Blue Shield – The Public Trough?
I hate to go on a rant here, but $70,000 to be on the board of…
Michelle Rhee takes out the knife
From the Washingtonian.com piece on Michelle Rhee, the chancellor…
CitiStat: Don’t make a sham of it
Pioneer is on the cheering squad, promoting CitiStat programs.…
NYC charter to pay teachers more than lawyers
But the unions don't like this idea. A proposed New York City…
The Choice to Go Negative
By Obama? No, Silly. The New England Patriots.
The Boston Globe…
Education leadership but not here
Diane Ravitch, Sol Stern and others have criticized Mayor Bloomberg…
Are local zoning, wetlands regulations “market oriented”?
At Thursday’s Pioneer forum on wetlands policy, one participant…
Boom market for teachers in Denver
Next thing you know, it won't just be the skilled workforce in…
We beat Rhode Island and New Hampshire
But that's about it. In the latest Governing Magazine assessment…
Farm Subsidies, Part XXXVI
This space takes a dim view of almost all farm subsidies as market-distorting…